Regardless of what your parents said, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/gartenkulter-makes-poetic-pots-from-recycled-books/" target="_blank">books</a> don't always have to be for reading. British artist, <a href="http://jennifercollier.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jennifer Collier</a> collects all kinds of papers, magazines, maps, and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/upcycled-booklight-gives-new-life-to-discarded-literature/booklight-lamp-3-695x417/" target="_blank">sheet music</a>, and recycles them to create incredible wrapping for ordinary objects that would otherwise go unnoticed.

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jennifer collier sewn objects

With years of crafting experience, Collier bonds, waxes an traps <a href="http://inhabitat.com/new-graphene-super-paper-is-10x-stronger-than-steel/" target="_blank">paper materials</a> to create a fabric. She also painstakingly stitches the paper together and oftentimes onto objects such as <a href="http://inhabitat.com/bike-powered-sewing-machine-belts-out-bicycle-caps-for-nyc-museum/" target="_blank">sewing machines</a>, binoculars, and lanterns.

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jennifer collier sewn objects

Each of Collier's pieces are one of a kind unique and oftentimes inspired by their wrapping material. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/cardboard-cameras/" target="_blank">Cameras</a> are covered in maps and postcards to echo the travels it may endure.

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<a href="http://inhabitat.com/fascinating-sculptures-made-from-recycled-typewriter-parts/" target="_blank">typewriters</a> are neatly wrapped in a romantic novel or sonnet.

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jennifer collier sewn objects

Though each piece is incredibly detailed and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/claire-potter-design-creates-eco-friendly-qrecode-wrapping-paper-from-recycled-waste/" target="_blank">wrapped</a> in every single tiny crevasse, the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/design-collective-suhab-works-with-mexican-artisans-to-promote-sustainable-living/09suhabbordados02/" target="_blank">hand-sewn</a> paper leaves a delicate and ethereal finish.

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jennifer collier sewn objects

Collier also creates dresses, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/olsenhaus-eco-chic-vegan-shoes-made-from-recycled-tvs/" target="_blank">shoes</a>, and other garments out of the sewn paper. They are non-functional but are aimed at communicating ideas about recycling and the nature of what we <a href="http://inhabitat.com/%E2%80%9Cliving%E2%80%9D-dress-made-of-recycled-tubes-changes-with-the-season/" target="_blank">value</a> and throw away.

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jennifer collier sewn objects

Collier also holds craft <a href="http://inhabitat.com/weta-workshop-designs-mermaid-suit-for-a-double-leg-amputee/" target="_blank">workshops</a> in local community and health centers as well as in her own workspace called <a href="http://www.unittwelve.co.uk/" target="_blank">Unit Twelve</a>. The converted barn shared with four other artists is not only a place for children and locals to learn and be inspired, but also serves as an exhibition space for local talent.

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jennifer collier sewn objects

Regardless of what your parents said, books don't always have to be for reading. British artist, Jennifer Collier collects all kinds of papers, magazines, maps, and sheet music, and recycles them to create incredible wrapping for ordinary objects that would otherwise go unnoticed.